Kinyarwanda is the official language of Rwanda. It is also spoken in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Uganda, where it is known as Fumbira. In Rwanda, it is spoken by approximately 7 million people.
Chichewa and English are the official languages of Malawi. Chichewa is a Bantu language spoken by approximately 8 million people in Malawi as well as in Zambia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. Chichewa is also known as Chinyanja.
Malagasy is the official language of Madagascar. It is a member of the Austronesian language family, and of this, the Malayo-Polynesian branch. Malagasy speakers reside primarily in Madagascar, Comoros, Réunion and Mayotte. Linguists have been unable to explain why an island the size of Madagascar ...
Somali is one of two official languages of Somalia; the other is Arabic. Somali is an Afro-Asiatic language of the East-Cushtic variety. Approximately 20 million people speak Somali, the majority of whom reside in Somalia. Other populations of Somali-speakers are found primarily in Djibouti, ...
Berber, also known as Tamazight, is a language spoken by indigenous populations of Morocco. This Afro-Asiatic language has roots across North Africa. Political pressure has forced much of the Berber people in Morocco to learn and use Arabic instead. However recently efforts have been made to keep ...
Amharic is the official language of Ethiopia. It is a member of the Semitic family of Afro-Asiatic languages. Groups of people living in North Africa and Southwest Asia (including the Middle East) speak Semitic languages. Semitic languages are often grouped by geographic location. In Ethiopia, ...
Baleka Mbete is the Speaker of South Africa’s National Assembly and the National Chairperson for the African National Congress (ANC). She was elected secretary general of the ANC Women’s League in 1990. In 2008, Mbete became Deputy President of South Africa. She is an active politician and writer, ...
In 2011, Lindiwe Mazibuko became the youngest black woman to be appointed as South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) Parliamentary Leader. Mazibuko became interested in politics after doing her Political Communication BA Honours on Helen Zille and the policies of the DA. She was subsequently hired ...
